Hopple.



G. CHAMBER". HOPPLB. M'PLIGATION FILED JAH. 1s, 1909.

GEORGE CHAMBER-S, 0F ONTAEO, OREGON.

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Specification of Letters latent.

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Application filed January 18, 1909. Serial No. 472,880.

io LZL' whom it may concern:

it known that l, GEORGE CHAMBERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ontario, in the county of Malheur and State of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and useful Yimprovements in Hopples, of which thefollowing is a specification.

rlhis invention rela-tes to improvements in hopples and moreparticularly to devices of this kind whereby the treatment of ringboneand kindred diseases may be effected by means of a member secured to theliopple ring or cuil' which will feed medicated ointment through thecufl' to the afiected parts surrounded thereby.

The object of this invention is to provide a device, as hereinafterdescribed that can be cheaply manufactured, safely secured in lockedposition, and which will steadily supply the diseased foot withointment.

fifvith these and other objects in view this invention will be morefully understood from the accompanying drawings and specificationhereunto annexed.

in the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of thisspecification, and in which l have merely shown a preferred form ofembodiment of the invention: Figure l is a perspective View of theinvention; Fig. 2 is a section on line 2M?, of F ig. l; and Fig. 3 is asection on line 3 3 of Fig. l.

This invention consists mainly of a pair of substantially circular ringsA cach of which comprises a pair of substantially semi-circular sectionsB and C. The section B which is hinged to the section C as at l, isprovided at its opposite extremity with radially projecting verticallyslot-ted lug 2 through which is adapted to enter a guide tongue 3preferably cast integral with the section C and a separable pair ofspring tingers 4 of a hasp member 5. The upperand lowermost faces ofthese spring fingers are cut to form stop shoulders 6 which whenengaging the said vertical slot in the lug 2 will bear against theopposite face ot the' lug from which they are entered. lt will be seenthat by providing the bifurcated spring the danger of opening the cuil?by an accidental glancing blow is minimized. Projecting from the sidemidway between the hinges and hasps of each of these rings A is asemi-circular ring 8 to which is fastened a. link chain 9 comprisingordinary links l() spaced apart by a swiveled link 11 which allowseither section to be turned without twisting or separating the chain.Surrounding these semi-circular sections are tubes 1Q having their innerperipherics perforated as at 13 to aline with like perforations lilc inthe semi-circular sections B and C. This tube is provided with a cap l5at one end, which closes the hole 15 through which is introduced theointment. If it is desired to have these tubes detachable, they can bemade of any spring material that will tendv to firmly grasp the outsideperiphery of the metal sections, but if it is desired to rigidly securethem vthereto they, of course, will not need to be made of springmaterial, but can be fastened in any other suitable vay to the metalsections.

lt is to be understood that materials, sizes, shapes, and relativeproportions are not of the essence of this invention, except as they mayfall within the scope of the appended claims, wherein the real inventionis deiined.

i ani aware that prior to my invention hopples have been made embracingsome of the same features as the hopples covered by my application, butnone constructed wholly of metal, and it is this l claim as adistinguishing and superior feature. Hopples constructed of leather, asall are in whole or in part, often abrase or rub the animals legs whereattached, and when worn on the range and in the mud become stiil' andrigid and accumulate sand and dirtand wear off the haii' and often theskin on the leg of the animal, producing lameness, and when in suchcondition it is very often impossible to remove the same without cuttingthem eti' and destroying; all these things are avoided by the all-metalhopple.

What claim is l. A hopple comprising an all metal limb embracing portionhaving a series of apertures therein, and a metal surrounding tubeadapted to contain a medicament and having` perforations in its walladapted to register with said irst named perforations.

2. A heppie comprising` a limb-embracing portion and means for applyinga. medi- 1 1 l l i i i i i Cement to all sides of the limb7 said means fbeing resliently attaehable to said ho )ple 3. A medicament dispensingtube tor ati tachment tok aV heppie Comprising zt` curved. i

GEORGE CHAMBERS.

Witnesses GUY V. BARNUM, A. N. SOLISS.

